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I don’t know if this happens to other people too, but sometimes I just feel restless. It’s not necessarily a lack of contentedness, just restlessness. (And, honestly, it might be compounded by those meds I started taking, but maybe not.)
I warn you now – this is not a list that is going to make me sound good or professional. But, I feel like I’ve tried to be real with all of you, and maybe there are some people out there that need to hear this list so they can say, “Excellent! It’s not just me!”
Signs that I’ve Been Feeling Restless:
1. I feel like going on a trip. I would honestly be ready to drop everything and take off for Disney World tomorrow if I could (as in – I keep thinking about going). But, even if the trip weren’t to Disney World, I just kind of want to pack up the van and take off with the kids somewhere.
2. I wrote number one on this list and then forgot that I was writing the list. I have the computer on my lap, and somehow just forgot I was in the middle of writing.
3. Our school days have been starting late. I’ve been having a hard time getting our days started, and have even given the kids a few days off here and there.
4. Meals have suffered. I have been having a difficult time deciding what we should have to eat, and so we’ve been having meals from out more often than we should. I think I need to just suck it up, come up with a two week menu plan and stick to it whether I want to or not. (Tonight though, Eric and the boys made our dinner, with the boys doing some good work toward it.)
5. I keep thinking about hiring an assistant. I’m not sure to assist with what, but to assist with something. Either someone to do some things around the house or someone to help me online. (I keep asking the kids if I can hire them to be assistants.)
6. I want to take naps. Okay, so I have always been a fan of naps once I got to be an adult. (Even before kids.) But, lately, I think I would love to be able to take a nap every single day. This does not mean, however, that I want to sleep all the time. I hate going to bed at night, but love going to bed to take a nap.
7. I’ve been craving junk food. I had been eating well, but have been letting sweets and junk food sneak in here and there. I know this does not help, and I might focus better if I’m back to eating more fruits and veggies (and basically no junk).
8. I’ve been doing the Facebook-Twitter-Pinterest Bermuda Triangle. Yes, that is where productivity goes to die. I suspect I need to set some stricter time limits on my Leech Block again.
9. I’ve been squirrelly. The spell check says that squirrelly is not a word, but it is around our house. Sometimes, that’s just the only adjective I have to describe some people’s behavior in the house. When I get way too squirrelly, that’s when Eric says something like, “So, do you think you need a nap?”
10. I got antsy and decided this list was done.
So, really unprofessional, right? If I was smarter, I might hit “Save as Draft” and never let this post see the light of day. But, I’m ready to hit publish and regret it later. (I’m also ready to eat better tomorrow, get on the treadmill, maybe start working my way through 28 Days to Hope for My Home, and get refocused.)
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Oh yeah. This list could describe me right now (although I never used “squirrelly”….I’l have to remember that one)! The last week, I think I have remembered that some kind of supper was neccessary once. My dh has found me in the sun porch reading with the kids or making puzzles instead. Luckily he thinks it’s funny and he’s willing to cook.
Sounds like you have a good guy there!
Mine thinks I’m a hoot, for some reason, so he lets me get away with a lot.
I can relate to lots of these. Must be the mid winter, mid school year blahs. Thanks for being real.
Yeah – I think I agree! Sorry that you can relate though.
What happens if I feel like this every day? Just kidding. But I hear you! Maybe we need some sunshine or something? Is it Spring yet?
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Hmmm…let’s see. So we just need to hire assistants, cooks, maids, and the like, right?
Glad it’s not just me!
I know exactly how you feel. I always called it the winter blues because I usually feel the same way this time of year. The fun and excitement of the holidays are over and there’s only a couple of months of cold, grey days to look forward to. Part of me wants to run away and the other part wants to hibernate. But, the sun is setting later so the days feel a bit longer in a good way. I know it sounds cheesey but it cheers me up a bit to walk out of work during daylight.
I do hope this feeling passes for you quickly.
I hadn’t even thought of winter blues, but that’s probably exactly what it is!
I hate hot weather, but I love summer for the long days. The whole family stays up late most of the time, which I also think is super fun.
sounds like seasonal depression to me but that could just be psychobabble from my previous life…seems like everything in my life is on hold waiting for something else to happen first. So, while I am waiting, I nap…lol.
No, Sandy, I don’t think it’s psychobabble. I have dealt with this for years (and known that it was something like that, especially since depression is something I deal with even during the best of times). I just hadn’t put it together that that’s what was going on right now. And then several people mentioned it and I had to say, “Oh wow! Duh! Why didn’t I consider that?”
Me too! I can say me too for almost all of your list.
Sounds very familiar – especially the later school starts, junk food cravings and dinner rut. For me, it’s February. After many years, I’ve finally figured that out and for once, I’m not sweating it. Things will improve. They always do.
Not unprofessional at all on your part. Just as you predicted, it’s a comfort to know it’s not just me. Best wishes for decreased squirreliness in the days to come.
(According to spell check, squirreliness is not a word either. The gall.)
Spell check just doesn’t know what it’s missing on the squirrelliness.
It sounds like it’s not just us but a bunch of people, so it has been kind of nice to see.
You are not alone! This list describes me exactly – shabby meals, junk food, more junk food, I have been taking naps, and of course there is the Bermuda Triangle – that endless loop of distraction. Please let me know if you find a way out of this! LOL!
I’m actually going to post about it, so be sure to come and check out the blog in the next day or so!
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